Council says practitioners who applied and paid before Dec 31 will not face penalties, amid a surge in late submissions that left thousands waiting for certificates
Deputy Chairman stresses that ownership responsibility will be enforced strictly via rigorous post-publication scrutiny of content, not pre-screening of owners
Council will operate independently under a self-regulatory framework, with industry players tasked to uphold journalistic standards and ethics, while govt provides initial support to help it become fully self-reliant
Purchase of Duck's holding company which appears to be owned wholly by Datin Vivy Yusof and husband Datuk Fadzarudin Shah Anuar was made same year GLICs invested RM47 mil
